Former presidents, first ladies, and celebrities turn out to celebrate the life of John McCain

John McCain is getting a sendoff fit for a president, with former presidents, dignitaries, and celebrities attending his service at the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday morning.

Former presidents Barack Obama, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a Republican, are speaking about the six-term senator, at his request. It is the last event in Washington, where McCain lived and worked for over 40 years, and part of McCain’s five-day, cross-country funeral procession. He died Aug. 25 at age 81.

Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, and former Vice President Al Gore (Photo: Getty Images)

McCain’s procession on Saturday morning and was set to come near the White House as it traveled from the U.S. Capitol, where the casket had been lying in state overnight, to the cathedral. It stopped at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, placed a wreath.

Meghan McCain and Cindy McCain (Photo: Getty Images)

Former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former Vice President Al Gore, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton take their places in the pew at the National Cathedral.